The Hrvoje's Missal () is a 15th-century missal written in

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History

This liturgical book was written in

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by the resident calligrapher and Glagolitic scribe Butko in 1407 or later for

Hrvoje Vukčić Hrvatinić Hrvoje Vukčić Hrvatinić (c. 1350–1416) was a medieval Bosnian nobleman and magnate, Grand Duke of Bosnia, Knez of Donji Kraji, and Duke of Split. He was the most prominent member of the Hrvatinić noble family, and one of the major feu ...

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around 1350–1416) who was a

Grand Duke of Bosnia Grand Duke of Bosnia (, ) was a court title in the Bosnian medieval state, with its first holders being recorded around the middle of the 14th century. The title was bestowed by the monarch to its highest military commander, rarely two, usually ...

, Knez of Donji Kraji, and

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. Hrvoje Vukčić was the most prominent member of the House of Hrvatinić and the strongest of the three main feudalists of the medieval Bosnian state, who in addition held lands and titles in Croatia and Hungary.Ferdo Šišić, Vojvoda Hrvoje Vukcic Hrvatinic i njegovo doba. (1350-1416) s jednim tlorisom i zemljovidom te s cetiri redoslovne table
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Description

This document is dedicated to Hrvoje Vukčić, and is of great significance to Croatian and Bosnian history. Hrvoje's Missal found its way to

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and is currently kept at the Topkapı Palace Museum Manuscript Library. The knowledge of its existence was lost, until it was mentioned by linguists Vatroslav Jagic, L. Thallóczy and F. Wickhoff in the 19th Century. The book's location in the Topkapi Palace was determined by the art historian Mara Harisijadis in 1963. Once bound in precious covers, from 19th century Hrvoje's Missal is in

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binding. It contains 247 folios, which includes 96 miniatures and 380

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s and many more small initials. Some details are made of golden leaves. It is written in two columns on 488 pp (22.5x31 cm), and contains also some

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. Some

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contain architectural elements of the

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n city of Split. The peculiarity and particular value of the Hrvoje's Missal lies in its combination of eastern and

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principles in terms of composition and contents, thus making it a truly invaluable work with a place in the regional and transregional history of art.

References

* V. Jagić - L. Thalloczy - F. Wickhoff
Missale glagoliticum Hervoiae ducis Spalatensis
Wien, 1891. * Glagoljski misal Hrvoja Vukčića (fototipsko izdanje), Staroslavenski institut-Mladinska knjiga-Akademische Druck - u. Verlagsanstalt, Zagreb-Ljubljana-Graz, 1973. {{Commons category, Hrvoje's Missal 15th-century illuminated manuscripts 15th century in Croatia Croatian Glagolitic texts Hrvatinić noble family Texts of medieval Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnian language Topkapı Palace Illuminated missals Gothic art

History

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